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Global fixed broadband connections up
News Some 422 million households will be wired up by 2009, with Asian markets such as South Korea and Hong Kong, among most connected, new report reveals.
Tags: Personal broadband, Fiber, Gartner Inc., Broadband, South Korea, FTTH, China, Internet, broadband service, DSL
APAC to see fastest software revenue growth
News Asia-Pacific software market will churn US$22.1 billion in revenue next year, boosted by large domestic user base, according to Gartner.
Tags: Business applications, Software, Region, compound annual growth rate, Application Software Expenditure, revenue, Information Technology, Software, Business applications, South Korea
Singapore sets up IT security body
News Country establishes new government agency, under the Internal Security Department, to combat cyber terrorism and espionage threats.
Tags: Local Government, PC security, Data security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, IT Security, Banking, Cyberterrorism, cyberattack, network
Report: Countries prepping for cyber war
News U.S., Israel, Russia, China, and France are gearing up for cyber offensives, according to a new McAfee report.
Tags: Security, International governments, Defense/military, ARPAnet, U.S., network, Georgia, South Korea, denial of service, McAfee Inc.
Older data centers 'capable' for cloud, too
News New data centers are being optimized for cloud computing but older facilities are capable and may need only minor tweaking, according to industry player.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, LANs and WANs, Servers, Yahoo! Inc., network, Asia, Fiber, Savvis Communications, Singapore
Growing demand for fixed broadband to go on
News Number of subscribers of fixed-based services in Asia-Pacific region will continue rising despite demand for mobile broadband, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: DSL, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, IP Television, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Australia, Broadband, South Korea, Japan
Three APAC countries have fastest broadband
News Akamai report highlights South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong's connection speeds, and notes origins of online attacks spreading to many more countries.
Tags: Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Spam and phishing, Anti Phishing Work Group, Connection Speed, Banking, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack Traffic, malicious software
Apple signs deal with LG for display supply
News LG received US$500 million upfront as part of a five-year deal that seems similar to deals Apple has cut with flash memory suppliers.
Tags: Monitors and displays, Storage, Apple Inc., South Korea, flat panel, Apple iPod, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., flash memory, Micron Technology Inc., LG Electronics Inc.
IPTV's 'hybrid' future for Asia
News A combination offering of IPTV and digital broadcasting may be an entry point for IPTV operators in the region's emerging markets, says Tandberg.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Bandwidth, IP Television, TV, Asia, IP, Gartner Inc., Broadband, South Korea, DVB-H
Researchers: Attacks on US, Korea sites came from UK
News Vietnamese security firm says denial-of-service attacks originated from the United Kingdom, contrary to speculation that North Korea was the culprit.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Security, Attack, South Korea, Server, denial of service, researcher, U.S.
China's Net population hits 298 million
News The latest figure represents a 42 percent increase over the previous year, according to the China Internet Network Information Center.
Tags: Web sites, Internet advertising, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Cell Phone, Wireless, wireless Web, South Korea, Internet User, financial
Botnet worm in DOS attacks wipe data on infected PCs
News Bots responsible for denial-of-service attacks on U.S. and Korean sites have instructions to wipe data, but so far there have been no reports of that happening.
Tags: Viruses and worms, PC security, Data security, Security, Worm, Washington Post Co., IP, Attack, South Korea, e-mail
Asia sees strong broadband, IPTV growth
News Broadband and Internet Protocol TV are clocking strong growth in Asia in spite of economic downturn, with China leading the way, according to Broadband Forum.
Tags: Video, TVs, CommunicAsia 2009, IP Television, Growth, Asia, Vietnam, Asia-Pacific, Broadband, South Korea
S. Korea slaps Intel with US$25M antitrust fine
News Korea Fair Trade Commission says the chip giant had offered rebates to PC makers in South Korea in return for not buying processors from rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Tags: Processors, Antitrust, Intel Corp., PC Company, South Korea, general counsel, processor, Fair Trade Commission, European Commission, Wall Street Journal
FTC plans formal investigation of Intel
News The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation that will explore the chipmaker's business practices.
Tags: Antitrust, Intel Corp., PC Company, FTC, Europe, South Korea, Japan, New York, U.S., blog
